League

Estadio Nuevo Merlo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anacleto Otoniel made the kick off which started today's match. In the 10th minute, Orlando Playo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonides Panpili could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Victoriano Liher made a huge save. After having played for 16 minutes, Fabricio Juvenal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Argentino de Merlo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabricio Juvenal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Fabricio Juvenal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Victoriano Liher made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonides Panpili in the 21st minute. If Fabricio Juvenal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonides Panpili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victoriano Liher having to interfere. Fabricio Juvenal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Victoriano Liher tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32ndth minute of the game Fabricio Juvenal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Patricio Rey F.C's Victoriano Liher was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Victoriano Liher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabricio Juvenal in the 37th minute of the match. Leonides Panpili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victoriano Liher having to interfere. Leonides Panpili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Victoriano Liher tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabricio Juvenal to make the kick off. Fausto Garin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anacleto Otoniel, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Victoriano Liher didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabricio Juvenal went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 57th minute, Donato Iban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute, Fabricio Juvenal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Leonides Panpili came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Argentino de Merlo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Leonides Panpili couldn't finish the play. In the 62nd minute of the match, Cornelio Manilan got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fausto Garin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Leonides Panpili sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Victoriano Liher didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabricio Juvenal went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Leonides Panpili scored 3-0 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Victoriano Liher, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Argentino de Merlo's Fausto Garin got control of the ball when Cornelio Manilan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Diego Perpinya took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fausto Garin. Argentino de Merlo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabricio Juvenal in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Victoriano Liher prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leonides Panpili sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonides Panpili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victoriano Liher having to interfere. Victoriano Liher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonides Panpili in the 95th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leonides Panpili in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victoriano Liher saved Patricio Rey F.C from getting behind. Argentino de Merlo walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.